| International cricket |
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| in 1975–76 | in 1976–77 |
The 1976 International cricket season was from May 1976 to August 1976. [1] [2]
| Start date [lower-alpha 1] | Teams [lower-alpha 2] | Results (matches) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Test | ODI | FC | LA | |
| 3 June 1976 |  England |  West Indies | 0–3 (5) | 0–3 (3) | — | — |
| 19 June 1976 | England women |  Australia women | 0–0 (3) | 2–1 (3) | — | — |
| 7 August 1976 |  Scotland |  Ireland | — | — | 0–0 (1) | — |
| 27 August 1976 | West Indies Young Cricketers | England Young Cricketers | 0–1 (1) | 0–1 (1) | — | — |
The West Indies travelled to England on the back of a busy schedule which had seen them play Australia and India during the 1975–76 season, which led some commentators to speculate that they might be jaded. [3] The first two Test matches were drawn; the Wisden editor blamed the West Indies' lack of a spin bowler as preventing them from winning the first match, [4] while in the second match a whole day was lost to rain with England on top. [5] The West Indies won the three remaining Test matches to win the series 3–0, largely due to their fast bowlers. Viv Richards scored two double centuries, and finished as the leading run-scorer on either team, despite missing the second Test with an injury. [6]
In the three-match One Day International series, Richards was again dominant in the first two games, scoring 119 and 97 to help the West Indies to victories. In the third ODI, when Richards was dismissed without scoring, Gordon Greenidge scored 42 and Clive Lloyd made 79 to guide their side to a 50-run win. The last two matches were each affected by rain; the second ODI was spread over two days, while the third utilised the reserve day after no play was possible at all on first day. [7]
| Test no. | Date | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 777 | 3–8 June | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Match drawn |
| 778 | 17–22 June | Lord's, London | Match drawn |
| 779 | 8–13 July | Old Trafford, Manchester | West Indies won by 425 runs |
| 780 | 22–27 July | Headingley, Leeds | West Indies won by 55 runs |
| 781 | 12–17 August | The Oval, London | West Indies won by 231 runs |
| ODI no. | Date | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 26 August | Old Trafford, Manchester | West Indies won by 6 wickets |
| 38 | 28–29 August | Lord's, London | West Indies won by 36 runs |
| 39 | 30–31 August | Edgbaston, Birmingham | West Indies won by 50 runs |
The Australia national women's cricket team was invited to England to help celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Women's Cricket Association. [9]
| Test no. | Date | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 19–21 June | Old Trafford, Manchester | Match drawn |
| 50 | 3–5 July | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Match drawn |
| 51 | 24–27 July | The Oval, London | Match drawn |
| ODI no. | Date | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 August | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | Australia won by 87 runs |
| 22 | 4 August | Lord's, London | England won by 8 wickets |
| 23 | 8 August | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England won by 9 wickets |
| Match no. | Classification | Date | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31,204 | First-class | 7–10 August | Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow | Match drawn |
| 14,455 | Unclassified 60-over match | 8 August | Titwood, Birmingham | Scotland won by 102 runs |
| Youth Test no. | Date | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 27–30 August | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | England won by 22 runs |
| Youth ODI no. | Date | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 August | Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago | England won on faster scoring rate |
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